BGS 34th IGC Conference Posters
British Geological Survey staff posters: presented at the 34th International Geological Congress between 5–10 August 2012 in Brisbane, Australia. For further information go to www.34igc.org

Bangladesh: BWDB Monitoring Water Quality Network
The aims of the survey were to provide reliable arsenic data for the Groundwater Circle of the BWDB since they had no arsenic results for their monitoring sites. The opportunity was also used to measure a number of additional inorganic parameters, including a number of anions.
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Bangladesh: Survey of Mandari village, Lakshmipur
The purpose of the survey was: to see the extent to which groundwater chemistry, including arsenic, varied at the village scale and to establish the feasibility of carrying out rapid village-level surveys for arsenic using the Arsenator.

In the following maps, triangles are used for deep wells (>150 m deep). The colours for these triangles follow those for the circles given in the legend.

Carbon Capture
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is one of the ways that Britain and the world can maintain electricity supplies and economic growth while not changing the atmosphere and the climate.
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Future flows
Projections of changes in groundwater level and climate have been generated using the BGS ZOOMQ3D regional groundwater model of the Marlborough and Berkshire Downs and south-west Chilterns.
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G-BASE
The following downloadable files give more detailed information about G-BASE and its methods.
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GeoSure
The GeoSure data sets and reports from the British Geological Survey provide information about potential ground movement or subsidence in a helpful and user-friendly format.
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Landslide reports
When a significant landslide is reported, the Landslide Response Team is dispatched to assess it and collect data for the National Landslide Database. Here are some examples of this work:
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Thames Gateway
The Thames Gateway region consists of a 40-mile stretch of land extending eastwards from East London along both sides of the River Thames and the Thames estuary. It is the focus for the biggest building programme to be undertaken in the UK for over 50 years with close to 200 000 new homes to be built.
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